CoM Moderators Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Historical Events 1828 - First theatrical performance of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" as "Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein" by Richard Brinsley Peake, starring Thomas Potter Cooke at Covent Garden 1957 - Rock and roll piano player-singer Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance with a raucous rendition of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" on the "Steve Allen Show" 1978 - Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time 1991 - Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley 1994 - Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers throws the only perfect game in franchise history, against the California Angels 2022 - Final episodes of TV soap "Neighbours", after 37 years, screens in Australia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1165 - Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic and philosopher (The Meccan Revelations), born in Murcia, Spain (d. 1240) 1925 - Bruce Matthews, Australian newspaper executive who worked for Rupert Murdoch, born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1996) 1937 - Francis Veber, French film director and screenwriter, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1947 - Barbara Ferrell, American runnerr (Olympic gold 1968), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1949 - Vida Blue, American baseball pitcher (6 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award and AL MVP 1971; World Series 1972, 73, 74 Oakland A's; SF Giants, KC Royals), born in Mansfield, Louisiana (d. 2023) 1995 - Anna Lapwood, British classical organist, music director (Pembroke College, Cambridge), and radio presenter (BBC), born in England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1101 - Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet, essayist, painter and calligrapher, dies at 64 1128 - William Clito, Count of Flanders (1127-28), dies at 25 1230 - Duke Leopold VI of Austria (b. 1176) 1983 - Alec Marks, Australian cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies at 72 2009 - Peter Richard Tahourdin, English-Australian composer, dies at 80 2021 - Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality who popularized the phrase "But wait, there's more!", dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »
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